{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1999/244",
  "legislation_title": "Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-food-additives-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1999",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment of the principal Regulations",
  "text": "In Schedule 2 (conditionally permitted preservatives and antioxidants)—\n(a) in Part A (sorbates, benzoates and p-hydroxybenzoates) in the second table—\n(i) there shall be substituted for the entry relating to olives and olive-based preparations the following entry—\n“\nOlives and olive-based preparations\n1000\n500\n1000\n”\n(ii) there shall be substituted for the entries relating to emulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more and emulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60% the following entries—\n“\nEmulsified sauces with a fat content of 60% or more\n1000\n500\n1000\nEmulsified sauces with a fat content less than 60%\n2000\n1000\n2000\n”\n(iii) there shall be inserted at the end the following entries—\n“\n. . . Mehu and Makeutettu . . . Mehu\n500\n200\nAnalogues of meat, fish, crustaceans and cephalopods and cheese based on protein\n2000\nDulce de membrillo\n1000\nMarmelada\n1500\nOstkaka\n2000\nPasha\n1000\nSemmelkn 154 delteig\n2000\nCheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)\nquantum satis\nCooked red beet\n2000\nCollagen-based casings with a water activity greater than 0.6\nquantum satis\n”\n(b) in Part B (suplhur dioxide and sulphites) in the second table—\n(i) there shall be substituted for the entries relating to crustaceans and cephalopods the following entries—\n“\n(*)In edible parts\nCrustaceans and cephalopods:\n— fresh, frozen and deep-frozen\n150\n— crustaceans,panaeidae solenceridae, aristeidaefamily:\nup to 80 units\n150\nbetween 80 and 120 units\n200\nover 120 units\n300\n— cooked\n50\n”\n(ii) in column 1 there shall be substituted for “Dehydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”;\n(iii) in the entry relating to sugars as defined in Directive 73/437/EEC except glucose syrup, whether or not dehydrated, there shall be substituted in column 2 for the number “15” the number “10”;\n(iv) there shall be substituted for the entry relating to vegetable — and cereal-protein-based meat, fish and crustacean analogues the following entry—\n“\nAnalogues of meat, fish and crustacean based on protein\n200\n”;\n(v) there shall be inserted at the end the following entries—\n“\nMarinated nuts\n50\nVacumn packed sweet corn\n100\nDistilled alcoholic beverages containing whole pears\n50\n”,\n(c) in Part C (other preservatives)—\n(i) in the first table the entry relating to E 233 Thiabendazole shall be omitted;\n(ii) in the first table in the entry relating to E 234 Nisin there shall be inserted at the end in column 3 the word “Mascarpone” and in column 4 opposite that word “10 mg/kg”;\n(iii) in the second table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 251 Sodium nitrate and E 252 Potassium nitrate the following entries—\n“\n(*)Expressed as NaNO3\n(*X*)Residual amounts nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO2\nE 251 Sodium nitrate\nE 252 Potassium nitrate\nCured meat products\nCanned meat products\n300\n250\nHard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese\nDairy-based cheese analogue\n50\nPickled herring and sprat\n200\nFoie gras, foie gras entier, blocs de foie gras\n50\n”;\n(iv) in the third table there shall be substituted for the entries relating to E 280 Propionic acid, E 281 Sodium propionate, E 282 Calcium propionate and E 283 Potassium propionate the following entries—\n“\n(*)Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice.\nE 280\nE 281\nE 282\nPropionic acid\nSodium propionate\nCalcium propionate\nPre-packed sliced bread and rye bread\n3000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid\nE 283\nPotassium propionate\nEnergy reduced bread\nPartially baked, pre-packed bread\nPre-packed fine bakery wares (including flour confectionery) with a water activity of more than 0.65\nPre-packed rolls, buns andpitta\nPrepackedpølsebrød bolleranddansk flutes\n2000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid\nChristmas pudding\nPre-packed bread\n1000 mg/kg expressed as propionic acid\nCheese and cheese analogues (surface treatment only)\nQuantum satis\n”;\n(d) in Part D (other antioxidants) in the table there shall be substituted in column 3 for “De-hydrated granulated potatoes” the words “Dehydrated potatoes”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 in operation at 13.7.1999, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "(*)In edible parts"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L356, 27.12.73, p. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "(*)Expressed as NaNO3"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "(*X*)Residual amounts nitrite formed from nitrate included, expressed as NaNO2"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "(*)Propionic acid and its salts may be present in certain fermented products resulting from the fermentation process following good manufacturing practice."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/244/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:19:25.654265+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}